31 Oct 1894
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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1894
Page
1
The lines evoke a quiet closing of day with thrushes in trees and sinking sun. Barnyard sounds fade as swallows glide under a long shadowed sky. The poem mulls mortality, wishing steady light and joy until life ends and no sunrise remains.
On a sunny platform at a British station two rich heiresses plot escape with Prince Paul Demtol. A veiled Lady Constance Azuregore, fearing forced marriage, agrees to sail off on his yacht at midnight. They evade pursuit, but danger escalates as detectives converge and a desperate plan to flee to Guernsey is proposed.
The Baltimore docked in Toulon then cruised to Chile where divers removed barnacles eight inches long on the hull. Five hours daily over two months removed growths costing about 1200 total, with two seamen divers and a gunner reporting effective results for maintaining speed.
In a London Million excerpt, a yacht cruise ends with the valet revealing he has stolen 1,000,000 rubles from Prince Demtolf. He plans to flee to Argentina aboard the prince's yacht. The rescued Lady Constance Azuregore's maid volunteers to join, claiming possession of a jewel-case.
A young insurance man and a woman attempt a moonlit ride through Western Park. At the gate the guard requires lights and they improvise by lighting a silk handkerchief in the lamp. The ruse works but leaves them in darkness as they pass the gate.
The Atlanta Constitution notes a Hawesville Kentucky farmer J. J. Patterson owns a famed grindstone in use since 1850. It sheds grit in good times and becomes flint in hard times. This year sparks injured a boy turning it and set straw on fire fourteen feet away.
An analysis compares U S military potential to Germany France Russia and England based on legal arms service laws. It cites a U S force of 6 500 000 ready to serve and explains each nation's possible draft capacity and historical responses to calls for troops.
In Vienna two workmen, cheered by a crowd, assaulted cyclists on a bridge, uprooting and crippling sixteen bikes in about thirty minutes. The riders carried their damaged machines to the nearby police station, where they met with cold comfort from authorities.
A long discussion traces marriage customs from capture and purchase to ceremony, bride races, and mobs throwing slippers. It notes violent rites in many cultures, including Greece, Rome, India, and New Zealand, linking wedding feasts, dowries, and the wedding cake to ancient purchase and transfer rituals.
A fragment discusses early Virginia dialects and Negro English terms. It cites Mr. C A Stephens and notes old portage aids, a 17th century paper, and the word bote linked to Revonstranes from Iisucester County. It mentions white bond servants and the evolution of negro speech in Virginia English.
A Baltimore dog vanished underground after smelling rats in a cellar at nine o clock. The dog dug through sand and bricks under the pavement, reached the surface near a window, and was found exhausted with severe injuries after a long entombment.
A novelty patent describes a confectionery cleaning device that churns and polishes candies. It features a concave sieve with a brush resembling a carpet sweeper, plus a long bristle brush and an air blast to refresh goods, likened to renewing feather beds.
A satirical piece titled The Jorfrs Budget presents humorous exchanges and quips among newspaper men and students. It features banter on teachers, duties, and eccentricities, with mock dialogue about fashion and propriety. The extended transcript showcases comic characters and playful misreadings of daily life.
A confusing scene at a toy store involved President Casimir Perier asking a nervous shop girl if a photographed Edison dotty repaired from a paper panel could be fixed. She fainted when he named items and duties.
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